The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 26

Sophia tumed around later than she should have and was momentarily stunned to see Brandon stepping out the door. Then she whispered to Susan, “Got something to take care of now, I’ll hit you up later.”

“Huh?” Susan, who was itching to get the scoop on Brandon, was also taken aback but quickly got her act together, “Oh, sure, take your time. Remember to take it easy.”

“Will do. You too, take it easy. Sophia hung up, handed the phone back to Ivan, and then turned to face Brandon.

Brandon stood at the doorway, his tall figure outlined against the light, exuding a calm yet intense presence.

He glanced at Ivan briefly, then tumed his gaze to Sophia, “Who’s this guy?”

Sophia was caught off guard at first but quickly composed herself, slightly turning her body and gesturing towards Ivan as she introduced, “Oh, this is Ivan, my senior from university. He was also our instructor for half a year and now we’re classmates again.”

After hearing the introduction, Brandon gave her a look and then turned to Ivan, his lips barely moving as he greeted him with a cool and polite, “Hello

Ivan returned the greeting with a “Hello” of his own and then looked at Sophia with a questioning gaze.

Only then did Sophia remember she hadn’t introduced Brandon. She pointed towards him and said, “He’s my…” Sophia hesitated, feeling odd about saying “ex-husband, but she managed to get it out with a stumble, ex-husband”

Brandon frowned slightly at the title, seemingly not fond of it

Ivan showed no surprise in his eyes and even nodded politely at Brandon as a form of greeting.

Brandon returned the gesture and refocused on Sophia, “If there’s something to discuss, let’s go inside. It’s cold out here”

there’s a lecture at school later,

gave her a

a strange apprehension under his gaze and her eyes drifted

Brandon was about to say something, he

Brandon stepped out, headed straight for

looked up to see Brandon also looking

still. In the elevator, Brandon didn’t move either, just calmly

glanced at the descending elevator and then at her,

shook her head and apologized,

twitched slightly, “No

watch and said, “You haven’t eaten yet, right? I’ve just made dinner upstairs, so come up and have some, if you

and shook her head,

didn’t insist, Alright, if you need anything, just give me a shout. I’m

Sophia nodded, “Thanks.”

on the

closed behind her, the smile on Sophia’s face slowly faded. She looked around the room,

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more silent now that

well, Brandon’s visit still managed to stir up

took a deep breath, pushing down the slight discomfort that had bubbled up inside her, and walked over to the closet where she had hastily stuffed clothes and a storage basket earlier. She opened the closet

hurriedly packed items were scattered and

put the clothes and basket back in their places and took the medical report out of her bag. She glanced at the HCG report resting in the basket and

600, and Sophia’s eyes drifted to the top right corner where “early pregnancy” was clinically diagnosed She felt a bit dazed and unconsciously stroked her flat belly, finding it strange to imagine a life growing inside her. This wonder turned into unspoken anxiety when she remembered the doctor’s words about the unstable fetal condition from that afternoon

back to the Starlight Hotel. Just as he pulled up